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Jan 18, 2016 Local News
Holland Village in Nagasaki to Get Makeover
The city of Saikai in Nagasaki Prefecture has announced plans to reopen the old Holland Village site as a leisure facility for local citizens and tourists. Dubbed Port Hall Nagasak...
Jan 12, 2016 Local News
Veggie Quarantines For Foreign Visitors To Kyushu To Be Streamlined
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has announced plans to conduct advance quarantine screenings for fruits and veggies in an effort to make them easier for...
Dec 28, 2015 Local News
Flat Rate Taxi Service in Fukuoka for Elderly
JTB Kyushu has announced plans to begin a trial in Fukuoka City next month of a flat rate taxi service for the elderly. Targeting senior citizens aged 70 and over, many of whom ten...
Dec 25, 2015 Local News
Hiyamizu Road to be Toll Free From May 2016
On May 15, 2016 at midnight, the toll will be removed from the 5.9 km Hiyamizu Road – also known as the Uguisu Road – linking Uchino, Izuka city to Oaza Yamae, Chikushi...
Dec 22, 2015 Local News
Revamped Hakata Bus Terminal Unveiled
On Dec. 20, Hakata Bus Terminal unveiled revamped expressway bus arrival and departure platforms, the first major overhaul in 15 years. Using green as the thematic color, the updat...
Dec 22, 2015 Local News
Mobile Service Area Extended on Sanyo Shinkansen Line
On Dec. 16, West Japan Railway Company has announced that it will improve its mobile services in tunnels on the Sanyo Shinkansen line. Starting Dec. 25, services will extend from i...
Dec 18, 2015 Local News
Subsidy for Yanagawa Bus Tours
Thanks to grants from the national government, Yanagawa City is offering reduced price bus tours between mid-Dec until the end of February. In order for a company’s tour to qualify...
Dec 17, 2015 Local News
Cebu Pacific Air Starts Fukuoka – Manila Flights
Cebu Pacific Air have launched a new direct flight route between Manila, the capital of the Philippines, and Fukuoka. Service begins today, Dec. 17 (Thu.), and there will be...
Dec 16, 2015 Local News
Air Macau Starts Service to Fukuoka from Mar. 2016
Air Macau have launched a new direct flight route between Macau and Fukuoka. Service begins next year on Mar. 28, and there will be...
Dec 2, 2015 Local News
Subway Service Extended on Friday Nights
For the next four Fridays of December (12/4, 12/11, 12/18, and 12/25), “Friday Night Trains” will be scheduled for the convenience of late night passengers who might be enjoying ye...